P145 Teletext 145 Jan29 00:14:11 ————————————————————————————— — SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (12) Where there's a will... Will Shakespeare (Joseph Fiinnjs* has writer's block and can't improve on his work-in-progress, Romeo & Ethel! Enter Viola Lesseps (Gwynjth Paltrow) who, poses as a man to win a part in Will's new play. She's a big fan, you see. No great shakes? A rollicking romp from start to finish, this is far removed from the stuffy costume dramas we're used to. Packed with fab one-liners and historically inaccurate gags. Go see! ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— 4 popcorns = Forsooth, 'sis fab. GET ON THE 'ZINE p142P145 Teletext 145 Jan29 00:21:01 ————————————————————————————— STJPMOM (12) Step by step? Businessman Luke (Ed Harris* has a new girlfriend, Isabel (Julia Roberts*, but his kids prefer their mum Jackie (Susan Sarandon). The thing is Jackie's dying of cancer so it's vital that evjtyonj gets along. Sounds like a weepie? Absolutely. It tugs at the heartstrings alright, with the basic mjssagj being good mothers sacrifice everything for their children. You'll feel guilty if you go after you'vj had a row with your mum. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— 3 popcorns = Celluloid sobs BIG SCREEN FUN p460P145 Teletext 145 Jan2: 00:12:08 ————————————————————————————— — MY FAVE FLICK "It's Metropolis bz Fritz Lang," sbys Babylon Zoo's Jar Mann. "It was made in 1929 about a city of the future and it's so ahead of it's time. "I also love any film bz Alfred Hitchcock. His films are full of suspense. My favourite of his is The Man Who Knew Too Much with James Stewart. "I'm a bit of a movie buff though. Any sci-ei or horror flick, I'll watch." ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— More flicks tittle tattle >>> IT'S YOUR LIFE p410P145 Teletext 145 Jan29 00:11:30 Goss ————————————————————————————— — HOLLYWOOD GOSS Elton John has turned down a request to record the soundtrack for Lion King 2. "I'd just bj repeating myself," says Mr John. Gwynjth Palttow says she researched hit role as a man in Shakespeare In Love by stuffing socks in her trousers. Babylon Zoo's Jar Mann is recording the soundtrack to a new sci-fi flick by sci-fi author William Gibson. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— 'Zine Life 142 Cosmic News 481 KEEP YOU PET ENTERTAINED p411P145 Teletext 145 Jan29 00:11:01 Charts ————————————————————————————— — TOP TEN FILMS 1 - PRACTICAL MAGIC (12) 2 3 LITTLE VOICE (15) 3 1 MOET JOE BLACK (12) 4 2 ENEMY OF THE STATE (PG) 5 u THE SIEGE (15) 6 4 STAR TREK: INSURRECTION (PG) 7 6 THE MASS OF ZORRO (PG) 8 8 THE PARENT TRAP (PG) 9 7 THE PRINCE OF EGYPT (U) 10 11 THE OPPOSITE OF SEX (15) ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Michelle Collins chats 141 JOSEPH FIENNES CHATS p462